Machine for breaking up toffee and other like materials



H. R. H. CL AYTON AND 0. J. ROSE.

MACHINE FOR BREAKING UP TOFFEE AND OTHER LIKE MATERIALS.

' APPLTCATION FILED SEPT-8, 1919. 1,335,937. Patented Apr. 8, 1920.,

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY ROBERT HOWARD CLAYTON AND OSBOURNE JOHN ROSE, OF HOBART, TASMANIA,AUSTRALIA.

MACHINE FOR BREAKING UP TOFFEE AND OTHER LIKE MATERIALS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented A r.- 6, 1920.

Application filed September 8, 1919. Serial No. 322,538.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, HENRY ROBERT HOWARD CLAYTON, engineer, and OSBOURNEJOHN Rosn, manufacturer, both residents of 116 Collins street, Hobart,in the State of Tasmania, Commonwealth of Australia, subjects of theKing of Great Britain, have invented a certain new and useful Machinefor Breaking Up Toffee and other like Materials, of which the followingis a specification.

This invention relates to machines for breaking up toffee and the likeand hasfor its object the parting of the material into convenienteatable sized pieces 'in an easy, clean and economical manner.

According to this invention jaws are provided one of the parts of whichis adapted to an up and down motion to articulate with the other partthat is fixed and positioned about level with or slightly below a hingedfeed plate susceptible to an up and down movement as the machineoperates to part or break up the material. The feed plate may beconstructed with a guard and as the material is broken it will fall intoscales or other receptacles placed beneath, from whence it is filledinto bags or other containers for delivery.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a side elevation of the machineand Fig. 2 a perspective view of the same showing the flexible feedplate and guard.

Upon the bed plate 3 a pillar 4: supports the end of the member 5 of thebreaking device, the other or fixed member 6 being held in the bracket 7that is also upon the bed plate. In the bracket is a spindle 8 on whichis the fly wheel 9 and the spur wheel 10 that meshes with the toothedwheel 11 mounted on the bracket 7 The wheel 11 is positioned aboutmidway of the length of the jaw member 5 which latter is provided with astud and roller 12. The wheel is hollow in the center and is fitted witha cam member 13 upon which the part 12 rolls as the wheel rotates, thewheel being mounted in the machine in such a way that while it revolvesthe roller will be left undisturbed upon the cam surface. The fixedmember 6 is socketed in the base of the bracket 7 and is retained inplace by the pin or spindle 14. The toothed wheels 10 .on the bedplate 3bears upon the under side of the part 5 and serves to return'it to thenormal position, thereby opening the jaws.

Hingedly mounted on the spindle 14 is a feed'plate 16 that is sofashioned that its inner edge should be slightly above the point of thefixed part 6 of the jaws. The plate may be also provided with a guard 17and a coiled spring 18 bears upon its underside for the purposeshereafter to be explained. The material to be parted is placed on theplate 16 and fed thereon into the jaws of the breaker; as the piece isengaged by the part 5, the downward movement thereof will cause theplate to be depressed thereby permitting the material to be gripped byand broken in the jaws. As the pieces are parted some will fall over theplate into scales or some other convenient receptacle placed immediatelybelow, thus saving all the fragments and avoiding waste. As each pieceis broken off the spring will react to raise the plate so that the blockof material may be fed forward to come between the jaws ready to receivethe pressure of the upper member as it again descends. The position ofone part of the jaw below the surface of the feed plate and the pivotalmounting of the same upon the spindle 14: thus facilitates the easy andcontinuous feeding of the slab of hard bake, toffee or other materialbetween the jaws, large quantities of which can be parted easily andexpeditiously upon the counter of a store or other convenient place.

In operation, the appliance is placed in position with the breakersover, preferably, the weighing scales and the piece of material to beparted is put on the feed plate 16.

we claim asnew and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. In a machineof the kind indicated, a j aw'composed of a fixed member and amov ablepart, a cam device revolving inthemachine connected with andreciprocating said movable part and a feed plate susceptible to an upand down motion, the feeding surface of which is normally slightlyabovethe cutting edge of the said fixed member.

2. In a machine of the kind indicated, a jaw composed of a fixed memberand a movable part, a cam device revolving in the machine connected withand reciprocating said movable part, a feed plate susceptibleto an upand down motion, the feeding surface of which is normally slightly abovethe cutting edge of the said fixed member and a guard to the feed platewith an opening be- .tween the plate edge and the guard.

3. In a machine of the kind indicated, a jaw comprising a pivotallymounted reciprocating member and a fixed member, a cam wheel connectedwith the movable member, a flexibly mounted feed plate the surfaceofwhich is slightly above the edge of the fixed member of the jawand meansfor re volving the cam wheel in the machine.

4:. In a machine of the kind indicated, a jaw comprising a pivotallymounted reciprocating member and a fixed member, a cam wheel connectedwith the movable member, a compression spring bearing on said member, aflexibly mounted feed plate and a; guard thereto, the surface of saidplate being just above the cutting edge of the fixed jaw member andmeans for revolving the cam wheel in.-the-m-achine;

5. In amachine of the kind indicated, a jaw comprisinga reciprocatingmemberand a fixed member, a'cam wheel connected with themovable member,a compression spring bearing onv andbelow said movable member, apivotally mounted feed plate the surface of which is slightly-abovethecutting edge of the fixed member of the-jaw, a compression springbelow the feed plate andmeans for revolving the cam wheel in themachine. In witness whereof we :affi-x our signatures.

HENRY ROBERT EHOWARD CLAYTON. OSBOUR-NEJOHN ROSE.

